Is Pioneer stereo going out of business?

TOKYO — Another renowned audio equipment brand will be forever silenced when Pioneer quits the business to focus on automotive gear, a result of waning demand for high-end audio components.

Are old receivers still good?

Answer: When it comes to receivers and amplifiers, older can be better. The amplifier sections in new receivers often don’t have the power and electrical current capability of vintage models, especially going from a stereo receiver to a surround sound receiver as you did.

Does Pioneer still exist?

The Pioneer brand will continue, the AV receivers, Blu-ray players, speakers, etc. aren’t going away. Onkyo will follow the same course with its home AV products.

Is Alpine better than Pioneer?

Once you dive in deeper, however, you’ll reach two conclusions: You get Pioneer if you want head units that focus on easy, intuitive navigation and connectivity features. You get Alpine if you’re into the finest audio intricacies – and you want to get technical with perfecting sound. Definite winner: Pioneer.

Is the stereo still a point of pride?

Still, for a long time – and for a certain, often youthful, audience – the stereo system was a point of pride. Greg Milner, the author of the audio recording history “Perfecting Sound Forever,” remembers the process. There were components. There were boxes of tapes and CDs.

Is the old stereo system still in use?

Indeed, the days of the old-fashioned component stereo system are pretty much over, says Alan Penchansky, an audiophile and former columnist for the music trade publication Billboard. “What’s happened in the marketplace, the midmarket for audio has completely been obliterated,” he says.

When did the first stereo system come out?

In the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, stereo component equipment became affordable to the mass consumer. Systems generally consisted of a receiver, a turntable, some kind of tape player and speakers. The cassette was introduced in 1963; the 8-track tape in 1964. Both were portable ways of listening to music.

Who was the inventor of the portable stereo?

Not every listening technology made the mainstream. A portable musical stereo bra, designed by Geoffrey Weston for Philip Garner’s spoof “Better Living Catalogue,” never busted through. Music videos and their primary channel, MTV, became a huge outlet for music in the 1980s.